By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Texas authorities may not enforce a Republican-backed state law that would let them arrest and prosecute people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a divided federal appeals court ruled late Thursday.

A federal appeals court has upheld the block on Texas's SB 4, a law that would allow local police to arrest individuals suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.

Supreme Court rules Texas can require age verification on pornography websites, allowing penalties up to $250,000 if minors access explicit content due to non-compliance.